Pope Francis 1 makes first appearance

Pope Francis 1 makes first appearance

Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires, Argentina, has been selected as the Pope of the Catholic Church.

To be known as Pope Francis I, the new Head of the Catholic Church appeared on the Vatican balcony to greet onlookers in St. Peter's Square and say a prayer. He is the first pontiff from South America and the first from outside Europe in more than a millennium.